As people took to the streets of New York City following the police killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis back in May, members of the…
Sunset Park Teachers Rally Against School Reopening Plan
With less than three weeks before the first day of classes, educators are once again calling on New York City leaders to close schools and…
A Harlem Breakdancer Takes On Racism and the Pandemic Back in Brazil
As the United States closes in on three months of protests in the wake of George Floyd’s murder, people in Brazil are confronting a similar…
At Protest Against In-Person Schooling, Grim Reaper Is in Attendance
The largest school system in the country is making a push to send its students back into the classroom — masks on, hand sanitizer readily…
NYC Protesters Threatened By Federal Police Blitz: ‘We Will Not Be Silenced’
As tensions come to a head in Portland, Oregon, where federal agents in military garb are putting protesters into unmarked vehicles and tear-gassing demonstrators, people…
Is It Time For White Stand-Ups to Step Back?
It’s said that laughter is the best medicine, but with the cures for coronavirus and systemic racism nowhere in sight, comedians are questioning the role…
City Council Approves Budget Amid Uproar Over Police Funding
Hours before the City Council’s vote on the 2021 fiscal year budget, thousands of people took to the streets in front of City Hall to…
Protesters, Politicians Testify About NYPD Brutality
Witnesses are speaking out against violence committed by the New York Police Department during over the course of three weeks of protests against police brutality. …
Songwriters Meet Online to Craft the Music You’ll Hear Live This Fall
Sitting in her Greenpoint home on a Friday night, Lorraine Leckie opens up a Zoom video session and gets ready for a night of crafting…
50-a Repealed as Grieving Mothers Call on Lawmakers to Defund NYPD
As the state legislature passed a long-stagnant series of bills dealing with police reform, mothers grieving for children whose lives were taken as a result…